Senior BI Solutions Engineer

Are you passionate about Power BI and semantic modeling while also being capable of supporting backend data engineering?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Senior BI Solutions Engineer

Ascendis Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients' lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon technology platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.

At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing programs in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners on the development of TransCon-based products in other therapeutic areas and markets.

We are seeking a passionate BI Solutions Engineer to join our team. You will join the Data & Analytics team, who is responsible for the cross-functional data platform and data services for analytical purposes, and we pride ourselves on being obsessed with data and highly focused on using good practice processes along with state-of-the-art technologies. Our approach to data projects is not only about creating the solution but more about how we can make a difference for our patients.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.

You will report directly to Babak Bajelan, as People Leader in Global IT, and Sune Mejlvang, as a Functional Leader, who are both based in Hellerup. You will be based in Hellerup.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Design, build, and optimize semantic models in Power BI that balance agility and performance
• Develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and data experiences with a strong UX focus
• Use tools like Tabular Editor, Power BI Pipelines, and Logic Apps to streamline development and deployment
• Create and manage DAX measures, calculated columns, and metadata
• Collaborate continuously with stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into scalable BI solutions
• Support backend engineering tasks when needed, including SQL development, data modeling, and integration
• Work closely with backend engineers and the Product Owner in a matrix team setup

Qualifications and Skills:

You hold a relevant academic degree – it could be a Master's degree in IT, Engineering, or something entirely different, and knowledge from a Pharma domain is a plus.

Furthermore, you have:

• 3+ years of experience with Power BI, Tabular Editor, DAX, and semantic model design
• Solid experience with Azure, SQL and SSMS and/or Databrikcs/dbt
• Familiarity with Power BI add-ins and CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to independently design and deliver performant semantic models and BI solutions
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and directly with business stakeholders
• Ideally you are well versed with DevOps, Databricks

Key competencies:

You take pride in building elegant, performant BI solutions and are agile at heart and more concerned about the results of your team than your individual success.

You are passionate about data, curious and like to 'think out of the box' and you have a can-do attitude. Teamwork is second nature to you, and you build on other's ideas and share knowledge to further the team's results.

Travel: 10-15 days per year.

Office: Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900 Hellerup.

Apply now.

We evaluate applications when received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we conduct interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to remove the job posting at any time.   

To ensure your application is reviewed, please submit it through the specified platform - applications sent by email or other channels will not be evaluated. 

For more details about the position or the company, please contact People Leader, Babak Bajelan, or Product Owner, Rosa Badensø,

You can learn more about Ascendis by visiting our website  

Applications must be submitted in English and will be treated confidentially.

A note to recruiters:

We do not allow external search party solicitation.  Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma HR team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed.  If this occurs, your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.